June 20, 2013 - Women Lift Yankees Over Red Sox In Quinnipiac University's Annual Connecticut Baseball Playoff PDF format The Connecticut governor's race might be too close to call, but the New York Yankees have a 42 - 37 percent lead over the Boston Red Sox in the hearts of fans in Quinnipiac University's annual Connecticut Baseball Poll. Only 8 percent of fans cheer for the New York Mets. A total of 52 percent of Connecticut adults are "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in Major League Baseball, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Fans under 35 years old prefer the Yankees 50 - 36 percent, while older fans are more evenly divided between the two legendary rivals. There is a gender gap as women back the Bombers 48 - 35 percent while men are divided with 40 percent for the Sox and 37 percent for the Yankees. Fairfield County goes to the Yankees 55 - 15 percent, while Hartford County goes to the Sox 50 - 35 percent. Boston also rules 49 - 32 percent in Tolland, Windham and New London Counties. "The Red Sox may be leading the AL East, but the Yankees still lead in the hearts of Connecticut baseball fans," said Douglas Schwartz, PhD, director of the Quinnipiac University poll. "The Yankees benefit from their lead among young people and women. Unfortunately for Met fans they are still stuck in single digits. From June 12 - 17, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,341 Connecticut adults with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 36. (All adults) How interested are you in following major league baseball; very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all? ALL ADULTS............................ Tot Men Wom 18-34 35-54 55+ Very interested 22% 28% 16% 18% 23% 23% Smwht interested 30 28 31 24 30 32 Not at all 48 43 52 58 47 44 DK/NA - - 1 - 1 - MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon Very interested 20% 21% 30% 23% 21% Smwht interested 29 29 28 26 38 Not at all 51 48 42 50 41 DK/NA - 1 - - - TREND: (All adults) How interested are you in following major league baseball; very interested, somewhat interested or not interested at all? (*High also 26% May 2007 **Low also 22% Apr 2012, Jun 2004) ALL ADULTS............................................ VERY INT...... High Low Jun 20 Apr 27 Jun 16 Jun 11 Jun 1 Jul 3 Jun 20 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008* 2013** Very interested 22 22 23 25 23 26 22 Somewhat interested 30 31 33 33 34 32 30 Not interested 48 45 44 42 43 41 48 DK/NA - 1 - 1 - 1 - 37. (If Very or Somewhat interested q36) What is your favorite major league baseball team? (* Subgroup size less than 75, additional caution should be taken when interpreting findings of this group because of the large margin of error) BASEBALL FANS......................... Tot Men Wom 18-34* 35-54 55+ Boston RED SOX 37% 40% 35% 36% 39% 37% New York YANKEES 42 37 48 50 40 42 Atlanta BRAVES 1 - 2 - 1 - Chicago CUBS 1 - 1 - - 1 Los Angeles DODGERS 1 1 - - 1 1 New York METS 8 7 9 4 9 8 Philadelphia PHILLIES 1 2 - 1 1 1 St. Louis CARDINALS 1 2 - - 2 1 Other team 2 2 2 2 2 2 DK/NA 2 3 2 4 - 3 MdlSex Toll,Wndm Farfld Hrtfrd Lchfld NewHvn NewLon * Boston RED SOX 15% 50% 46% 35% 49% New York YANKEES 55 35 43 46 32 Atlanta BRAVES 2 - 1 1 - Chicago CUBS - - 3 1 1 Los Angeles DODGERS - 1 - 1 2 New York METS 15 3 6 8 7 Philadelphia PHILLIES 1 2 - 1 2 St. Louis CARDINALS 3 1 - 1 - Other team 2 3 - 1 3 DK/NA 5 - - 2 4 TREND: (If Very or Somewhat interested) What is your favorite major league baseball team? (Data available upon request back to May 2003) BASEBALL FANS ........................................ Jun 20 Apr 27 Jun 16 Jun 11 Jun 1 Jul 3 May 14 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Atlanta Braves 1 - - 1 - 1 1 Baltimore Orioles - 1 - 1 1 1 1 Boston Red Sox 37 38 38 38 38 41 37 Chicago Cubs 1 - 1 1 1 1 - Cincinnati Reds - - 1 - 1 - - Cleveland Indians - 1 - - - 1 - Colorado Rockies - - 1 1 - - - Detroit Tigers - 1 1 1 - - 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 1 - - - - 1 New York Mets 8 7 7 11 9 9 10 New York Yankees 42 43 43 39 42 40 43 Oakland Athletics - - - - - - - Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 1 - 1 1 - Pittsburgh Pirates - - - - 1 - - St. Louis Cardinals 1 - 1 - - 1 - Minnesota Twins - - 1 - - - - Other 2 1 - 1 1 - 1 DK/NA 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 Demographic Summary
